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seance snacks posted:Earlier this year I started a project to build a sort of "bug out bag" but for fishing adventures, and it was a great decision. Feelin' the itch? Just grab the backpack and hit the road. I too fall prey to the lure of tininess. I've never hosed with a telescopic rod I loved, but the daiwa minispin (below) and a 5'0 light ugly stik 3 piece GX2 are my favorite backpacking or toss on a bike rods. https://www.daiwa.com/us/contents/travel/mini_systems/index.html Really fun for grabbing trout out of high altitude lakes while on hikes. 
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Dec 18, 2020 05:29
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DeesGrandpa posted:Ice is nice I was either going to quote this or report it for mountain porn. Nice trout and landscapes!
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Dec 18, 2020 06:25
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gamera009 posted:Anyone able to give me the lowdown on fishing in Tampa? I may be moving there for a job, and I’m coming from the land of fly fishing. If you move to tampa proper, cypress point park is an excellent starting point for reds, snook and to a lesser degree, trout. If you have yak hit weedon island across the Gandy or picnic island south of Gandy on tampa side. On the beaches it’s a whole different ball game, lots of snook in the passes and trout on flats 4-7’ deep. The bridges always hold mangrove snapper and sheepshead. The docks in St. Pete even have grouper and bigger snapper. Summertime 100+ lb tarpon are all over the place, especially at the mouth of the bay and skyway bridge. Hit me up when you get down here and I’ll take you out.
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Dec 20, 2020 00:39
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That's a beautiful paragraph you just put together. Makes me miss Florida summers. Grandparents passes away so I don't get down anymore.
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Dec 20, 2020 00:53
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gamera009 posted:Anyone able to give me the lowdown on fishing in Tampa? I may be moving there for a job, and I’m coming from the land of fly fishing. There is the before mentioned saltwater fishing, but you have some awesome freshwater too within an hour or so drive. What exactly you have near you just depends on where you are in the tampa bar area. To the north and east of the bay had some world class bass fishing.
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Dec 20, 2020 20:26
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gamera009 posted:Anyone able to give me the lowdown on fishing in Tampa? I may be moving there for a job, and I’m coming from the land of fly fishing. I only fished in the area once and got skunked, down at the Fort DeSoto gulf pier, which rules. One thing that has happened every time I've visited there though are people hooking dolphins left and right.
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Dec 20, 2020 21:59
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Went fishing on the Red River. Got skunked mostly because I brought my emotional support bicycle and spent most of my time on it while my wife and friends (all in seperate tents) fished. Lots of marks and little guys but no keepers.   Hard water is good. Morons driving on to the east side and having to be rescued by helicopter because the lake isn't locked up and the ice out on the west side keeps opening up... not so good. Stay safe deposit not get caught needing a ride in the whirly bird and having to leave your truck on the ice for a week. EvilJoven fucked around with this message at 14:01 on Dec 21, 2020 |
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Dec 21, 2020 13:58
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Well thread, I well and truly let things get out of control in a hurry but its fine. Ended up going with the Pflueger President XT Limited Edition 3500 and then a buddy sold me a Daiwa Regal 1000 for a song so it looks like I have an ultralight setup now as well haha. Once all the bits and bobs show up I'll have to get out and about Austin and start figuring things out. Scouting google earth for good bank fishing spots and ponds until then.
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Dec 22, 2020 08:32
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AK-47 posted:Well thread, I well and truly let things get out of control in a hurry but its fine. Ended up going with the Pflueger President XT Limited Edition 3500 and then a buddy sold me a Daiwa Regal 1000 for a song so it looks like I have an ultralight setup now as well haha. Once all the bits and bobs show up I'll have to get out and about Austin and start figuring things out. Scouting google earth for good bank fishing spots and ponds until then. Texas is without a doubt one of the best places to have a kayak. Austin area especially. Totally changed fishing for me.
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Dec 22, 2020 16:09
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Sickening posted:Texas is without a doubt one of the best places to have a kayak. Austin area especially. Totally changed fishing for me. Yeah I'm only planning to be here a couple more years but a fishing kayak is definitely in the cards sometime in 2021.
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Dec 23, 2020 00:03
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AK-47 posted:Well thread, I well and truly let things get out of control in a hurry but its fine. Ended up going with the Pflueger President XT Limited Edition 3500 and then a buddy sold me a Daiwa Regal 1000 for a song so it looks like I have an ultralight setup now as well haha. Once all the bits and bobs show up I'll have to get out and about Austin and start figuring things out. Scouting google earth for good bank fishing spots and ponds until then.  Ultralight rules. Also, the goon fishing discord is active and friendly in case you want to talk fish or have any questions needing semi-immediate answers. https://discord.gg/rZnQbXVD
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tesilential posted:If you move to tampa proper, cypress point park is an excellent starting point for reds, snook and to a lesser degree, trout. If you have yak hit weedon island across the Gandy or picnic island south of Gandy on tampa side. Thanks buddy! Much obliged. I was just in Tampa for my last interview, and everything looked pretty awesome as far as coastal fishing goes. St. Pete looked awesome as well. Given my disdain for driving, if I got the job, I’d likely live near my job southeast of the airport, but St. Pete also looked like a reasonable place to live. The commute across the bridge hopefully isn’t a lovely one if I decide to live in St. Pete.
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Dec 23, 2020 02:26
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AK-47 posted:Well thread, I well and truly let things get out of control in a hurry but its fine. *looks at 2020 fishing and shooting purchases* 
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Dec 23, 2020 06:50
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crazypeltast52 posted:I need to get a reprint of my fishing license. I lost track of it when I took my fishing gear out of the car and now I can’t seem to find it. I paid $5 and now my trout stamp and fishing license are the same document vs being separate pieces of paper. Would have been $2.50 if I didn’t want another crack at the trout. I also bought a busted ice auger in a Home Depot parking lot for $50 and fixed it with a $30 part, so I am now gas auger man.
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Dec 28, 2020 00:25
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Got all my poo poo combined when I got my waterfowl poo poo. CO fishing, CO small game, CO waterfowl, federal duck stamp, CO extra rod. Nice to have the paper in my wallet a little slimmer (and slimmer still due to all the costs. between those and Wyoming/Utah/Texas poo poo this year I've contributed a fair bit towards our public wildlife conservation).
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Dec 28, 2020 04:15
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King of Bees posted:Speaking of panfish, interest check on this tiny St Croix/Shimano travel combo. I got it in an estate sale with a ton of fly gear. I held onto it with the idea of bream or smallies but i just end up using a fly rod anyways. It's several years old but has never been used, literally still has the stickers on and is always stored in the case. Speaking of, Ill throw in this orvis case that fits everything nicely and fits under a car seat or in a pack. This arrived safely, thanks King of Bees!
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Dec 29, 2020 02:16
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Awesome, the usps poo poo is crazy. I sent it out on the 11th!
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Dec 29, 2020 02:30
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crazypeltast52 posted:This arrived safely, thanks King of Bees! 
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Dec 29, 2020 02:31
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As a treat, here is every single fish I caught during 2020 on a dicklure               
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Dec 30, 2020 09:48
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And still no one has caught the muskie who keeps eating everyone's dicklures.
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Untrustable posted:And still no one has caught the muskie who keeps eating everyone's dicklures.
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Jan 1, 2021 10:51
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It told its friends and now they are stealing our lures!
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May I ask for line recommendations? It's been 15 years since I was last out fishing and I'd like to Pass On The Knowledge to my nespring once this end of the world poo poo is over. I've only ever shore fished with 3 bait casters; 2 with 25lbs line for catfish and carp on Carolina and Santee rigs, and one with <8lbs for bait (and now dicklures  )Essentially, I'm hoping for some recommendations for coming back and not having to trial and error all the fishing lines and brands for mainline and leaders.
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One good thing about all this lockdown business and working from home is I have had a hell of a lot of time on my hands to flesh out my Solo Skiff. Last year it was still pretty bare as I was working out where I wanted to go with it.  I upgraded the power to a max for the hull 5HP 4-stroke, cleaned up the layout a bit and added Marine Mats for comfort and sound dampening, also added a cheap gps/sonar  This past summer, it was so damned hot, I started to fish more at night, so I added a power system, nav lights, and fishing lights.  Christmas week, Westmarine had a killer sale on marine electronics, so I upgraded the cheap Garmin to a Simrad Cruise 7"  I've also started experimenting with using a DJI Mini 2 with polarized lenses to spot redfish. Here's some footage I dicked around with in DaVinci. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXfgSuvRBm8 edit: Forgot the fish!     
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Jan 2, 2021 15:25
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Six-Of-Hearts posted:May I ask for line recommendations? I roll with Powerpro braid 30# tipped with #30 fluorocarbon leaders for inshore saltwater fishing on baitcasters and 4000 size spinners, which is more or less the same kinds of abuse as catfishing.
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Jan 2, 2021 15:30
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Gonna be above freezing for a few hours each day over the weekend and only a few degrees below it for the next week or so. Tis the season. 
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Jan 2, 2021 15:54
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All my reels are spooled for freshwater with 15 pound power pro or spiderwire, with some good ol trilene mono for leaders of an appropriate weight. I use a double uni knot if anything needs spliced, but my braids usually terminates in a snap or snap swivel, and i tie a single uni non slip loop in leaders so i can just clip them on. Most of my lures are pre tied so i can swap quickly.
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Jan 2, 2021 16:32
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Farking Bastage posted:One good thing about all this lockdown business and working from home is I have had a hell of a lot of time on my hands to flesh out my Solo Skiff. Last year it was still pretty bare as I was working out where I wanted to go with it. I always thought those were neat and if I lived next to salt water and didn't enough storage for a boat, that would have been my option. For freshwater though, it gets you to the spot quickly but once you are there, it seems hard to keep under control compared to other options.
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Sickening posted:I always thought those were neat and if I lived next to salt water and didn't enough storage for a boat, that would have been my option. A lot of folks run trolling motors off the bow, but I didn't want the excess weight up front since I occasionally take it offshore.
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Speaking of boats what's a good recommendation for thermal protection I can put down on the floor of my aluminum boat? drat thing gets hot during the summer so having a thermal barrier would be nice and something soft of the feet too.
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Rythe posted:Speaking of boats what's a good recommendation for thermal protection I can put down on the floor of my aluminum boat? drat thing gets hot during the summer so having a thermal barrier would be nice and something soft of the feet too. Carpet. Its no more complicated than that. There is also a big john boat community somewhere that you can look up the details for this in.
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Jan 3, 2021 03:10
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I'll have to hunt around for that community. I did initial research on carpeting but the glueing turned me off initially due to replacement being a pain in the rear end.
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Rythe posted:I'll have to hunt around for that community. I did initial research on carpeting but the glueing turned me off initially due to replacement being a pain in the rear end. I like the Marine Mat type material myself(EVA Foam). It keeps everything cool and quiet and it's adhesive backed, easy to install and stays put. It also doesn't mold and it cleans up nicely.
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Rythe posted:I'll have to hunt around for that community. I did initial research on carpeting but the glueing turned me off initially due to replacement being a pain in the rear end. I mean, whatever you are using is either going to have to be glued or sprayed on. Your replacement options are never going to be fun.
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Rythe posted:Speaking of boats what's a good recommendation for thermal protection I can put down on the floor of my aluminum boat? drat thing gets hot during the summer so having a thermal barrier would be nice and something soft of the feet too. Marine carpet would be the way to go,
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Jan 3, 2021 04:27
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Thanks for the recommendations, friends. I found one of those gold "Mega Cast" reels from Bass Pro in the side pocket of my tackle bag. I remember some drunk yuppie wandering over and dropping it on my stuff way back when and saying "you can have the fuckin' piece of poo poo." He had bought it that day and couldn't get it to work within ten minutes, so I got it cuz I was the only one on the shore with bait casters. I finally tried it yesterday. The clicker was always on, no matter where the switch is, so I opened it up and bent the clicker so it never engages and ain't life grand; the sumbitch casts stupidly well for having 15 year old terrible line. I'm going to make this thing work out of sheer spite, and use it til it dies.
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How good is a Lew’s T200 Tournament Series spinning reel if I want something between slow and moderate action? Or does that matter? I ask because it’s on a deeeeeeeeeep discount right now and I’m wondering if I should jump on it.
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I don't know that reel specifically, but I've never heard anybody complain about a Lew's product.
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I. M. Gei posted:How good is a Lew’s T200 Tournament Series spinning reel if I want something between slow and moderate action? Or does that matter? They are okay for their price point. Its really hard to beat shimano in any price point though.
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